Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said works under the scheme would be implemented by local bodies.

The scheme would cover the maintenance and renovation of community centres, nutritious meals scheme, anganwadis, public distribution shops, milk union and cooperative societies, town panchayat offices, libraries, burial grounds, overhead water tanks and sports centres in rural areas, she said.

Attempting to repair roads in rural areas, she announced the creation of `Rural Roads Maintenance Scheme` with Rs 400 crore for which funds would be sourced from state Finance Committee as well as 13th Finance Committee.
Observing that roads using plastic waste of 917 tonnes were laid to a total length of 1002 km last year in rural areas, she said, another 1000 km would be laid this year.
The government has also allotted Rs 50 crore and Rs 20 crore for the construction of 25 panchayat union offices and 200 village panchayats across the state respectively, she said.